he's dedicated himself to creating the technology that will force temporary identities
It seems like we are to blame. If we were really creeped out by it we wouldn't use.
Creepy is the weirdo standing down the street looking at you funny and you just don't know what he is going to do next. With Google we know - they are going to collect every morsel of data about us that they can.
This is like saying if we were bothered by engines powered by fuels derived from oil, we would stop using them.
Google and services like it have become vital to a lot of what we do. We can be bothered by it while not having much choice but to use it. Every service collects the same data and does the same thing with it, so there isn't anywhere to go.
I'm not personally bothered by it though. I just wish Schmidt would be less Caviler when discussing the data I don't mind his company having.
This is like saying if we were bothered by engines powered by fuels derived from oil, we would stop using them.
Isn't this the case for a lot of people who drive hybrids and/or take mass-transit? You can always vote with your wallet. I can't stand what McDonalds represents, so I haven't eaten there for 15+ years and won't take my kids there.
It seems like we are to blame. If we were really creeped out by it we wouldn't use.
Creepy is the weirdo standing down the street looking at you funny and you just don't know what he is going to do next. With Google we know - they are going to collect every morsel of data about us that they can.